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    • #14117
      bobbylink
      Member

      I’m a total beginner, and i just dare i say purchased my first kit. I’v adjusted the springs and screws for lining and shading on my machines, but for some reason all of my machines keep stopping in the middle of tattoing. Dont be alarmed i’m not tattooing people, just fake skin and fruit for now, and i want to do myself but not until i fix my problem. The machines just stop, there is still power getting to them but the needle just isnt moving unless i flick the coils. Any advice is helpful advice and i appreciate it all. Thank you.

    • #18074
      TexasPT
      Member

      Possibilities include but are not limited to…

      Too large a gap on contact screw keeping machine from getting power to the magnets from a stand still. (this would explain why when you flick it, and create momentum they run again)

      Voltage too low (not all machines run at specific voltage…just because a book or a forum said 6v you might need 9)

      maybe the contact screws are not tightened enough. I’ve had them spin both in and out…both end up with machine at a standstill at some point.

      If you don’t have the Fundamentals of tattooing book yet, get it. Lots of information on stuff like this.

    • #18075
      bobbylink
      Member

      my gap is set at a dime, the voltage is up around 8 when lining, i just ordered the book, i appreciate the response

    • #18076
      TexasPT
      Member

      turn your voltage to 11 and see if it stalls :)

    • #18077
      Sabine2602
      Member

      I know this is no prof. answer … but a year ago I had the same problem and fixed it by simply using a rubber band – … for my hair.

      Was working on pigskin and the every now and then it stopped without any reason – till I noticed that one of my hairs was in the way and broke the contact. Now when working on friends I always have my hair in a knot and not just for working clean but also for saving me lots of anger.

      So if all the technical solutions wont work… give the simple answer a try :oops:

    • #18078
      bobbylink
      Member

      Thank you but I don’t think its my hair, I appreciate the reply though. I turned up my amperage and so far so good. I thank you all for the help.

    • #18079
      Viper65
      Member

      …………………..check to make sure the Rubber bands your using arent too tight, after you use the machine for a while with a combination of ink build up and and too tight of a rubber band it will stop all together. That rubber band isnt supposed to used like a come-along and tight as can be ya know!!!! :mrgreen:

      been there done that!

    • #18080
      bobbylink
      Member

      I have noticed that also someone said that isn’t possible but I don’t see how not. I started stretching them out a lil and it didn’t do it as much, also I started running my liner on 9 and it seems to be running fine. Thank you all for your replies.

    • #18081
      Viper65
      Member

      @bobbylink wrote:

      I have noticed that also someone said that isn’t possible but I don’t see how not. I started stretching them out a lil and it didn’t do it as much, also I started running my liner on 9 and it seems to be running fine. Thank you all for your replies.

      whoever said that obviously knows absolutely nothing about physics, not to mention a tattoo machine. the more pressure you put on that needle with the rubber band the more heat you generate causing the machine to work that much harder, eventually causeing the machine to stop completely …overheated. After you stop for a minute or two and it cools down i bet it runs like a champ again for a while longer….
      turning up the liner to 9 isnt a solution in my book, its properly adjusting the machine. Thats not to say your machine isnt running sweet at 9 thats just saying turning up the dial isnt “Fixing” anything…. :ugeek:

    • #18082
      bobbylink
      Member

      I have noticed that my rubberband seemed tight and my coils were heating up, so I started prestretching the rubber bands and the coils are still getting warm but nothing like before. I just didn’t see how the bubberband being too tight couldn’t affect the machine, it just didn’t seem logical so I paid no attention to that advice. I have also been able to turn the dial down to about 8.3 and I seem to be getting smooth lines.

    • #18083
      jtdaltonsr
      Member

      Place a little vaseline on the needle bar where the rubber bands are. That may fix your issue. it gives the bands a lube job and lets them slide around but still do there job with less friction. Old school trick, but I hope it helps.

    • #18084
      bobbylink
      Member

      thank you

    • #18085
      leopardprints67
      Participant

      Awesome idea and I never once thought of that. Thanks for the tips. I’m going to LOVE this forum…

    • #18086
      chopper6969
      Member

      the robberband holds the needle down on the tube this if u know will mack ur coils heat up do to friction .not going to get it to stop

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